Multiple papers
1A – Consider the three types of evaluations:
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Needs Assessment
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Process Evaluation
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Outcome Evaluation)
Address the following:
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What makes each type of evaluation distinct?
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Why is each type of evaluation important for understanding the efficiency and
effectiveness of a program?
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What type of outcome evaluation would you propose for your program evaluation?
Explain your selection.
Suggest an alternative outcome evaluation design and explain your rationale for your alternative.
1B – To Prepare
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Review Chapters 13 and 16 of the course text, as needed.
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Revisit your logic model from Week 5.
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Select one of the outcomes from your logic model document for evaluation. You will use
the outcome for your Assignment this week.
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Search for and select at least two additional empirical sources to inform your
outcome evaluation. Use the course text and the Assignment prompt to identify keywords
for your search.
Submit your 2- to 3-page outcome evaluation as a Word document. Address the
following:
Identify the outcome you selected from your logic model for evaluation.
Describe a specific group research design applicable to evaluating this outcome.
Provide design details for your group research design. For example:
How many groups?
How many data points?
When will you collect the data?
How will you collect the data?
Etc.
Describe possible threats to the internal and external validity of your group research design.
2 – To Prepare
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Read Chapters 15 and 17 of the course text.
Review your outcome evaluation Assignment. You will select a measurement instrument
to measure the outcome in your Discussion this week.
Review Walden’s Test Databases website in the Learning Resources this week.
Search for and select at least two additional empirical sources to inform your
selection of a measurement instrument. One of your sources should provide an example
of the instrument used in research.
Select a measurement instrument for the outcome you want to evaluate for your Life
House program. For example:
o Questionnaire
o Scale
o Index
o Inventory
Provide a comprehensive description of the instrument you selected to measure your
outcome, including:
o Its origin
o The number of items
o Dimensions (if applicable)
o Sub-scales (if applicable)
Provide psychometric information found in the literature related to the reliability and
validity of this instrument.
Explain why you selected this measurement instrument over other possible instruments.
What are the potential limitations of your selected instrument?
How do the limitations impact your evaluation?
3A- To Prepare
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Read Chapter 21 of the course text.
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Consider the various communication formats available to you:
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Live presentations
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Recorded presentations
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Executive reports
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Email messaging
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Social media
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Graphics, posters, and brochures
Address the following:
Why is timing important when delivering your communications?
Identify two different stakeholders at Life House who might require different types of
communications. What different communication strategies would you use to deliver results?
Explain your choices.
Recommend alternative communication strategies for the stakeholders your colleagues
identified. What would they have to do differently if the results were negative?
3B – To Prepare
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Revisit the following Assignments or Discussions throughout the course:
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Program Evaluation Preliminary Meeting (Week 2)
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Stakeholder Meetings (Week 4)
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Logic Models and Theory of Change (Week 5)
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Needs Assessment Plan (Week 6)
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Process Evaluation (Week 7)
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Outcome Evaluation (Week 8)
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Creating and Selecting Measurement Instruments for Assessment (Week 9)
Submit your 12- to 15-page Final Evaluation Report. Use your Assignments throughout the
course to inform your report, and incorporate Instructor and colleague feedback to address the
following areas:
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Program Overview
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Stakeholder Overview
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Logic Model
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Needs Assessment Plan
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Process Evaluation
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Outcome Evaluation
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Assessment
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Recommendations
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Implication for Social Change
Be sure to include 10 sources to support recommendations in your report. At least eight of your
sources must be independent selections—sources you searched for and selected on your own.